New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-13
ENGINEERS STAND UNITED.


ENGINEERS STAND UNITED.
NO CHANGE IN THE BROOKLYN srRlKR
BOTH THE MEN AND tn. ovyrcrAIs prrrnnrxxp
-rHR STATE BOARD TO nrRRsskk.
The strikers on the BROOKLYN Elevated Railroad
remained firm in their demands upon The company
yesterday. end none Of them returned 70 work.
Trains were run at wide intervals by such men
as the company could secure and no attempt @
compromise was made. The State Board OF Arbi-
rat1on sent to the company TO ask II anything
could be done. but the reply returned was that
the strike was nearly over and ell the men
needed would be at work today.
General Manager Martin said yesterday that
the rules under which the company began running
trains in 1855 were still In force, except some
notifications In favor Of the men. Now the men
wanted to manage the road for themselves. II
1t had simply been . question of hours or pay
arbitration would have been resorted to. But tho
engineers got 90 so day. the same ~ engineers
on the elevated roads In this city. Tho company
employed 70 engineers. 10 flremen, $50 conductors
oS agents, s5 gatemen and 80 porters. About
10000 people day were carried. So far as 10
knew the men were ell members Of labor ofgani-
zations. Now the engineers had drawn up code
Of rules for the company 70 adopt The Executive
to accede to their demands The company kept
four trains running Monday night, and had
nine out yesterday morning.
The striking engineers and fremen were at
their headquarters all day yesterday The fol-
lowing dispatch was sent to the headquarters Of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers in Cleye-
land:
Ensins:rs =. ous nrsnsn Al ont With exception But
two hosters and two swchnen running Success certain
The chief falk tha CfrxQpQ yyaa in
regard to the danger to the public In the running
Of trains by incompetent men. They made up
o list Of the men in charge Of the engines shove
ing their lack Of qualifications The report that
one Of the temporary engineers had disabled three
engines was greeted with glce committee was
sent to see Mayor Whitney and Boiler Inspector
Powers in regard to the matter. but reported that
the city authorities had controlover locomotive
engineers. Ihe strikers deprecate the fact that
some sympathizers with them stoned train
on Monday night.
At late hour yesterday the company secured
eight non union engineers from other roads and
put them at work. The managers expressed con-
fdence In making the "tie-up lockout
Ihe strikers were Joined by Engineer Adams
who had charge Of the coal hosting
engine at Fulton Ferry station yesterday,
and 1t was thought no one could be put In his
place, as he had to have city license But the
company secured q new man for the place who
had license In this city.
Despite the efforts Of the managers OF the Brook
lyn Elevated Railroad Company to secure men to
fill the places Of the strikers they were unable to
run many more trains yesterday than on Monday
night when the strike began. No less than
fifteen engineers and fifteen fremen who had been
set to work as non union men joined the strikers
after they had made trip or two, and last
evening only four regular trains were run. The
company offered engineers s5 day and steady
work for six months for taking out trains, but
the inducements of the strikers were greater.
The strikers held o meeting last evening at
Schelein's Hall at Atlantic and East New-fork
aves and were unanimous In their determination
to accept no compromise. They had many state
ments to make Of accidents from the handling
Of the trains by incompetent men, The moro
important of these were that a "scabn engineer
ran past semaphone signal near Fulton Ferry and
brought his engine in contact with an outward
bound train, causing considerable damage. In
another instance IL was asserted that careless
engineer yesterday afternoon ran his engine into
bumper at the end Of the road by the ferry
with such force as to break the couplings OF all
the cars Another engineer let his steam get SO
low that after he had halted at an uptown
station he was unable to start for nearly haLH
an hour, until he had gotten up more steam.
dispatch was received by James Wright,
chairman of the committee OF the strikers. from
First Grand Engineer Ingraham that Chief Arthur
would arrive In Cleveland last night and start
for Brooklyn at once. Word was also received
from Florence F. Donovan, of the State Board
of Arbitration, that be would be IN Brooklyn
to-day.
At 10 80 last night as ON Monday night tho
last train was run on the road and then tho
stations were closed for the night An attempt
will be made to run more trains this morning IL
the efforts to secure on-union engineers are
successful. The company claimed that the trains
were run at twenty minutes intervals and tho
strikers said they were fifty minutes and an
hour apart. The trains ran at somewhat lrregu-
lar intervals. but were seldom much as half
an hour apart
An official of the city said yesterday that it
cost the company about Sl,lO0 day to run tho
road and money was saved at this time OF year
by the strike. Those interested in the company
say it is bound to win in the contest with tho
men, as they have no real grievances. The
fnanciers interested in the Brooklyn Company are
also among the managers Of the Union Company,
In which many Democratic officials of Brooklyn
are interested.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: In justice the general of the Brooklyn